Innovation Manager

Job Description

Innovation Manager

Our client a leading company located in Galway require an experienced Innovation Manager for a permanent role.

Job Purpose
The R&D team is responsible for developing new photochromic ophthalmic lens products. In this team, you will be responsible for managing the innovation roadmap. This involves defining the pipeline of future products in a stage gate approach, define the R&D programs needed to prepare the technological bricks needed for these products, prepare the opening of the programs openings, support the program managers in defining the scope and commitments of their program, follow up and manage the program managers and consolidate the reporting of the portfolio of the programs

Key Responsibilities of the Role

Liaise with the company's roadmaps, the companies Marketing departments, and the expertise managers in order to define and manage the innovation pipeline in the stage gate referential

Manage a portfolio of R&D programs to evaluate the concepts, or to prepare the technological bricks needed to pass to the next gate

Define the scope of the programs to be opened with the R&D management

Prepare the program opening with a Letter of Intent to be submitted to the governance

Functional management of the program managers

Implementing the program process, with the support of the Project Management Office

Communicating on the innovation roadmap progress and the programs portfolio status on a monthly basis, in committees involving the company's senior management

Insure that the proper documents and reporting are placed in the PMO tools

Prepare the gates up to New Product projects opening

Key Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering or related field

At least 10 years of experience R&D or innovation management

Strong analytical and synthetic spirit

Drive for results

Decision maker

Customer focus

Building strong work relationships

Managerial courage

Desirable

Green or black belt in six sigma methodology

For further information on this Innovation manager role in Galway please contact Deirdre Finnerty on 091 730022 / deirdre@hero.ie

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